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历史一刻！中国女航天员首次太空出舱︱Astronaut in orbit takes historic step

Senior Colonel Wang Yaping, 41, became China's first female spacewalker on Sunday evening when she took part in the Shenzhou XIII mission's first extravehicular activity with mission commander Major General Zhai Zhigang.

11月7日晚，41岁的航天员王亚平大校，与航天员指令长翟志刚少将一同圆满完成神州十三号首次出舱活动。自此，王亚平成为中国首位执行出舱任务的女航天员。

The extravehicular operation began at 6:51 pm when Zhai opened a hatch. By 8:28 pm, Zhai and Wang had exited the Tiangong space station, the China Manned Space Agency said in a statement.

18时51分，航天员翟志刚成功开启天和核心舱节点舱出舱舱门，出舱行动正式开始。据中国载人航天局介绍，截至20时28分，两位航天员均已成功出舱。

By midnight, they had mounted new components on the station's robotic arm and used it to practice extravehicular maneuvers and rescue operations, the agency said, noting that Senior Colonel Ye Guangfu had remained inside the station to monitor and support the spacewalk, which was scheduled to last six hours. 

午夜时分，两位航天员完成安装机械臂悬挂装置，并利用该装置开展舱外机动与医疗救护演练。据中国载人航天局介绍，航天员叶光富在舱内全程配合支持两名出舱航天员开展舱外操作，并预计出舱行动将持续6小时。

The spacewalk was expected to further verify the robotic arm's capabilities and its compatibility with the needs of astronauts, examine the safety and performance of support devices in an extravehicular task and test the functions of a new type of extravehicular suit, the agency said.

航天局表示，此次出舱任务进一步检验了我国新一代舱外航天服的功能性能，检验了航天员与机械臂协同工作的能力及出舱活动相关支持设备的可靠性与安全性。

It said the Shenzhou XIII crew will carry out one to two more spacewalks in the coming months.

航天局还表示，未来数月内，神舟十三号宇航员将再次执行一到两次出舱任务。

A native of Shandong province and mother of a 5-year-old girl, Wang joined the People's Liberation Army Air Force in August 1997 and served as a deputy squadron commander before joining the second group of astronauts at the PLA Astronaut Division in May 2010.

王亚平生于山东，女儿今年五岁。1997年8月，王亚平入伍中国人民解放军空军，任团副大队长。2010年5月，入选我国第二批航天员。

In March 2012, she was part of the backup crew for the Shenzhou IX mission, and in June 2013, she took part in the Shenzhou X mission, which lasted nearly 15 days. She is the second Chinese woman to have flown in space.

2012年3月，王亚平入选神舟九号飞行任务备份航天员。2013年6月，执行持续近15天的神舟十号飞行任务，成为中国第二位女航天员。

During the Shenzhou X flight, Wang gave China's first space-based lecture inside the Tiangong I experimental module to more than 60 million Chinese students at about 80,000 schools across the country.

在神舟十号飞行期间，王亚平在“天宫一号”中，面对全国近八万所学校的六千多万名学生开讲，成为中国载人航天史上的首次太空授课。

She was selected for Shenzhou XIII in December 2019 and was also a member of the backup crew for the Shenzhou XII mission.

2019年12月，入选神舟十三号飞行任务乘组以及神舟十二号任务的后备机组成员。

Zhai, 55, was the first Chinese astronaut to conduct a spacewalk-he floated out of the Shenzhou VII spacecraft for about 15 minutes during its three-day mission in September 2008.

55岁的翟志刚，是中国首位出舱航天员。2008年9月，在神舟七号飞船三天的飞行期间，翟志刚出舱活动约15分钟。

That short adventure made China the third nation in the world, following the former Soviet Union and the United States, capable of independently conducting a spacewalk.

也正是那次转瞬即逝的15分钟冒险，中国成为继前苏联和美国之后，世界上第三个能够独立开展航天舱外行动的国家。

The Shenzhou XIII mission was launched on Oct 16 by a Long March 2F carrier rocket that blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China's Gobi Desert, with the crew soon entering the Tiangong space station, whose name means Heavenly Palace. They are scheduled to spend six months working in the station, making it China's longest space mission.

2021年10月16日，神舟十三号载人飞船由长征2F运载火箭搭载，于戈壁滩上的酒泉卫星发射中心发射升空，带领飞行乘组进入天宫空间站。此次航天任务为期六个月，是中国目前为止时间跨度最长的航天任务。

Before the spacewalk, they had moved living and work materials from the Tianzhou 2 and 3 cargo spaceships to the station's core module, named Tianhe, or Harmony of Heavens, tested their extravehicular suits, and conducted training on robotic arm control and medical aid, according to the manned space agency.

航天局还介绍道，在出舱作业前，各航天员已将生活用品、工作材料等从天舟二号、天舟三号货运飞船上转移至天和核心舱中，舱外航天服也已接受测试，还做了机械臂操作与医疗救护操作的相关培训。

Their peers in the Shenzhou XII mission, which lasted three months and concluded in mid-September, performed two spacewalks.

此前，神舟十二号在轨飞行时间三个月，航天员途中进行了两次舱外作业，并于九月中旬顺利返航。

spacewalk

英 [ˈspeɪswɔːk]；美[ˈspeɪswɔːk]  

n. 太空行走；舱外活动；出舱作业

extravehicular

英 [ˈekstrə vəˈhɪkjələ(r)]；美[ˈekstrə viːˈhɪkjələr]  

adj. 舱外的；宇宙飞船外的；出舱的

maneuver

英 [məˈnuːvə]；美[məˈnuvər]  

n. 演习；调动；诡计；操作

v. 演习；移动；驾驶；操作

blast off

英 [ˈblɑːst ɒf]；美[ˈblæst ɔːf]  

（火箭等）发射升空，点火升空

module

英 [ˈmɒdjuːl]；美[ˈmɑːdʒuːl]  

n. 单元；模块；模组；（航天与航空等的）舱室

The recent increase in the price of vegetables in China has reached its peak, with prices of leafy greens in particular seeing an obvious decline in many areas of the country, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said on Thursday.

Tang Ke, director of the ministry's market and economic information department, said vegetable production in North China has generally returned to normal levels thanks to good weather since mid-October.

"The falling prices of spinach and lettuce in some areas reflect the improving supply and demand situation," Tang said, adding that more and more vegetables are going to the market.

Since late September, rising vegetable prices in China have raised concerns among consumers, and some leafy greens were described as more expensive than pork.

The average wholesale price of 28 kinds of vegetables in October monitored by the ministry was 5.25 yuan (82 cents) per kilogram, an increase of 16.7 percent from September and a year-on-year increase of 11.7 percent.

The decreasing market volume due to disastrous weather, higher production and transportation costs, and insufficient power supply are among the main reasons for the surge in prices.

"The northern region has suffered unpredictable, even unprecedented, autumn floods since September, resulting in damage to more than 130,000 hectares of vegetables," Tang said.

He added that the recent sporadic COVID-19 local outbreaks also posed challenges, from production to retail.

The current vegetable production and the supply during the Spring Festival holiday will be at a healthy level because only the production of some leafy vegetables has been affected.

It's estimated that in three months, the amount of vegetables will be enough to adequately supply every person in China with 1.5 kilograms per day.

"Vegetables were expensive last week, with broccoli priced at 20 yuan per kilogram. I found it dropped a little bit today; now, it's only 12 yuan. That's great," a resident in Beijing's Chaoyang district said on Wednesday.

Officials at the ministry said the supply of food being sold in the supermarket was sufficient even when the epidemic was at its highest point last year.

"Our grain production is abundant, and stocks are sufficient. We can buy whatever we want, whenever we want in the supermarket," said Liu Lihua, deputy director of the ministry's plantation management department.

Qin Yuyun, an official with the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration, said the domestic food market supply is completely ensured. The current grain inventory in China is at a relatively high level, and the two major staples－wheat and rice－account for more than 70 percent of the total inventory, he said.

"Taking wheat as an example, the stocks continue to increase, and can meet the consumption demand for one and a half years amid the successive bumper harvests," Qin said.

Given the strong capacity of processing grain and oil, "the daily processed rice and noodles will be enough for all Chinese people to eat for two days", Qin said.

Moreover, China has more than 5,500 enterprises for grain processing to deal with emergencies, he said.

"Thirty-six large and medium-sized cities can ensure more than 20 days of grain and edible oil supply from their inventories," he added.

记者：赵伊梦

The first day after moving to Beijing from New York, Ella Kidron shook off her jet lag with a run at 4 am in her new city home. That was in July 2016. She still clearly remembers seeing the sun coming up over the city and its sweeping streets.

2016年7月，埃拉·基德伦从纽约移居北京。为了倒时差，她第一天凌晨4点就起床晨跑。时至今日，那冉冉初升的骄阳，明亮宽阔的街道，埃拉仍旧难以忘怀。

That started a passion for exploring the city through running. This was the way she wanted to see, feel and hear the city and it allowed her to meet new friends.

通过跑步探索这座城市的热情，在她心中油然而生。她希望能在跑步途中，眼观耳闻，切身感受这座城市的魅力，结交新的朋友。

"For me, running in Beijing is about juxtaposition-it's enjoying the quiet in a bustling city and shuttling back and forth between history and modernity," she says.

埃拉说道：“在北京跑步，反差强烈，无限和谐，享受热闹中的宁静，穿梭在历史与现代的汇流里。”

Kidron, a senior manager of international corporate affairs at e-commence platform JD, put her running story into a video titled Discovering Beijing's Limitless Possibilities. That video, which runs just over two minutes, won her the top award for the "100 Reasons to Love Beijing" short video and essay competition.

埃拉·基德伦是京东国际业务部的高级经理。她将自己跑步录制下来，做成了一段名为《挑战北京的无限个可能》的视频。这短短的两分钟，为她赢下“爱上北京的一百个理由”主题短视频和散文大赛的特等奖。

"Running in Beijing means treasure hunts, mystery and surprise," she says in the video. "It's a reminder of the unlimited possibilities of this city. It makes this place, which is more than 6,000 miles away from where I grew up, feel like home."

“在北京奔跑，是寻宝，是神秘，是惊喜，提醒我这座城市的无尽可能。这个距离我成长的地方6000多英里的地方，给了我‘家’的感觉。”

The event, organized by the Information Office of Beijing Municipality and the Beijing People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, gathered around 900 videos and 400 articles created by over 1,000 foreigners from around 100 countries and regions.

此次比赛由北京市人民政府新闻办公室与北京市人民对外友好协会发起，由来自100多个国家和地区的千余名外国友人投稿，征集到约900条视频和400篇文章。

Another winner of the competition, Kelly Dawson, who's Kidron's colleague, likes to explore the alleyways, but on her scooter. Her video, Unexpected Beijing, is about her adventures in the hutong, her favorite aspect of Beijing, and it snagged her third prize in the competition.

另一位获奖者凯莉·道森是埃拉·基德伦的同事。凯莉喜欢机车骑行，穿梭于街头巷尾。她最爱胡同，她的视频《北京的另一面》记录下自己在胡同中的日常际遇，获得了三等奖。

Growing up in Hong Kong and studying and working in the US, Dawson moved to Beijing in 2014 and has witnessed the city's evolution.

凯莉·道森在香港长大，而后前往美国留学并工作。2014年，她移居北京，见证了这座城市翻天覆地的变化。

Living in a hutong, Dawson feels at peace, protected from the hustle and bustle. She hears one neighbor practicing piano, or the baby of another. "There's definitely a feeling of being in a community that's quite charming," she says.

凯莉在胡同里的生活恬静惬意，远离喧嚣，只剩邻居练琴声和宝宝的哭声，她认为这是“住在极具魅力的小区里应有的感觉。”

Their videos are filmed and edited by their Chinese colleagues. Kidron's video was taken in winter. She picked places she has been to that impressed her when running.

视频都由中国的同事拍摄剪辑。埃拉的视频于冬季摄制，她选择了自己跑步时印象深刻的场景。

"Telling my story of Beijing is a way to express my gratitude to the city," she says, adding that, by making the video, she also wants to say thank you to her colleagues who have been so patient in helping her to learn more about the city. 

她说：“讲述我关于北京的故事，也是在表达我对这座城市的感激之情。”埃拉对制作视频的同事们心怀感激，是他们一直耐心地给她介绍这座城市。

Sometimes she might get lost and just ask people for directions. Now she has a mental map of Beijing, but there are still new places to see. "The Summer Palace is on my to-do list," she says.

以前她时而迷路，只能四处问路。现在，她心中早已画好了一幅北京地图，不过也仍有要去探索的地方。她说，“准备去颐和园看看。” 

When she runs in the hutong, she tends to pay attention to the architecture and the people. Sometimes she stops and talks to the locals, some of whom even recommend restaurants nearby. "There is no real destination; it's really about exploration, being open and learning something new."

在胡同里跑步时，她更喜欢观察建筑和人群。有时她会停下来和人聊天，有人还会给她推荐附近好吃的餐馆。“我跑步没有明确的目的地，而是为了探索，保持开朗，学习新东西。”

For her, running is not only a great way to meet people, but also a good way to organize her thoughts. 

于她而言，跑步不仅是结识他们的有效社交，还是梳理思绪的不二之选。

"Sometimes when I'm writing something, I'll go for a run and figure out the outline in my head. It's the same way when I was swimming," she says.

她说：“有些时候，我要写点东西，就先去跑一跑，边跑边在脑海中拟大纲。我游泳的时候也会这样。”

Kidron's work is to tell the company's story and help people understand it better. She thinks that, as the company began in Beijing, part of its story is intertwined with that of Beijing, which encouraged her to learn more about the city and its development over the past five years. 

埃拉的工作是讲述公司故事，让大家深入了解公司。她认为，公司在北京成立，所以公司的故事与北京的故事交织在一起，这也鼓励她更加深入地了解北京，以及北京过去五年间的发展情况。

"The city is developing so fast and, at the same time, there are things that haven't changed. In a place where so much is changing, it's also nice to see older parts being preserved," she says. 

她说：“北京发展迅速，但某些东西依然如故。巨变之隙，很开心能看到传统与古老的部分得以保留。”

"It's exploring thousands of years of history on the one hand, but welcoming the opportunities that tomorrow brings on the other."

“在探索数千年历史的同时，也在欢迎未来无尽的机遇。”

She notes that there are many parts of the city that she still hasn't explored. Living in Beijing for five years, Kidron thinks her journey in the city, and across the country, is just getting started.

埃拉还表示，北京还有许多地方自己没有去过。虽然已经在北京生活了五年，自己在北京乃至全中国的旅行才刚刚启程。

juxtaposition

英 [ˌdʒʌkstəpəˈzɪʃn]；美 [ˌdʒʌkstəpəˈzɪʃn]  

n. 并置，并列；（尤指对比强烈的两者间的）联系

intertwine

英 [ˌɪntəˈtwaɪn]；美 [ˌɪntərˈtwaɪn]  

；绞缠；密切联系

preserve

英 [prɪˈzɜːv]；美 [prɪˈzɜːrv]  

vt. 保护；维护；维持原状；保鲜

n. 专有活动范围；酱；泡菜

CIIE huge platform for multinational companies

中国国际进口博览会为跨国公司提供巨大平台

Multinational corporations are eagerly anticipating the fourth China International Import Expo, which is hailed as a signature event of China's opening-up, an avenue to showcase innovative solutions and an unrivaled occasion to tap into the potential of the country's vast market.

跨国公司翘首以盼第四届中国国际进口博览会（CIIE）。中国进博会被誉为中国对外开放的标志性盛会，是创新解决方案的展示渠道和挖掘中国广阔市场潜力的绝佳机会。

President Xi Jinping will deliver the keynote speech via video at the opening ceremony of the CIIE and the Hongqiao International Economic Forum, Ministry of Commerce spokesman Gao Feng said on Wednesday. The opening ceremony will be held in Shanghai on Thursday.

商务部新闻发言人高峰周三表示，习近平主席将以视频形式在进博会开幕式和虹桥国际经济论坛上发表主旨演讲。进博会开幕式将于周四在上海举行。

Nearly 3,000 exhibitors from 127 countries and regions have confirmed their participation in the expo, using a combined exhibition space of over 360,000 square meters, the CIIE Bureau, which organized the event, said at a news conference last week.

上周，进博会组织方进博局在新闻发布会上表示，已有来自127个国家和地区的近3000家参展商确认参展，总展览面积超过36万平方米。

More than 80 percent of the Fortune 500 companies and industry-leading enterprises are participating for at least the second time, and the total number of participants has surpassed that of the previous expo.

80%以上的世界500强企业和行业龙头企业至少为第二次参展，目前参展商数量已超过上届。

▲中国国际进口博览会吉祥物大熊猫“进宝”塑像现身上海。 照片/IC

United States-based company DuPont sees itself as a beneficiary of the CIIE's spillover effect. An intention to collaborate that surfaced during the inaugural CIIE in 2018 has materialized into a $30 million investment four years later.

美国杜邦公司称自己为进博会溢出效应的受益者。在2018年首届进博会期间初步形成的合作意向在四年后为该公司带来了3000万美元的投资。

A groundbreaking ceremony for an adhesives manufacturing facility in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu province, is scheduled for Wednesday. The plant will address two mega trends in the automobile industry: vehicle electrification applications and light-weighting－an auto industry approach to building lighter vehicles to achieve better fuel efficiency and handling.

江苏省张家港一家粘合剂制造厂的奠基仪式定于周三举行。该工厂将应对汽车行业的两大趋势：汽车电气化应用和汽车轻量化。汽车轻量化是汽车行业用于降低汽车整车重量以提升燃油效率和操控性的方法。

"So we do see our business focuses to be highly aligned with China's development agenda, which features innovation and sustainability," said Zhang Yi, regional president of DuPont Asia-Pacific.

杜邦亚太区总裁张毅说：“因此，本公司业务重点与中国创新、可持续发展议程高度一致。”

China was an important overseas market in 2020 for DuPont's $13.7 billion business, which comprises electronics and industrial, clean water and protective equipment, and mobility and materials segments.

2020年，杜邦海外市场业务规模达137亿美元，其中包括电子、工业清洁水和防护设备以及移动和材料部门。而中国是杜邦重要的海外市场。

Zhang believes these three business segments all enjoy tremendous growth potential, since they address the most pressing tasks of modern life and answer China's ambitious carbon neutrality goal.

张毅认为，这三个业务领域都具有巨大增长潜力，因为它们解决了现代生活中最不容忽视的任务，并与中国雄心勃勃的碳中和目标相契合。

German pharmaceutical company Bayer sees the CIIE as a "bridge "between China and the rest of the world, with life science innovations being the backbone.

德国制药公司拜耳将进博会视为中国与世界联通的“桥梁”，而生命科学创新是这一桥梁的中坚力量。

Werner Baumann, chairman of Bayer, said the company understands the significant role that the CIIE plays, not only as a trade fair, but also as an example of China's substantial contribution to economic globalization.

拜耳董事长维尔纳·鲍曼表示，拜耳认为博会发挥了重要作用，这不仅是一次贸易展销会，也是中国对经济全球化作出重大贡献的例证。

"Combined with (China's) GDP growth rate of 12.7 percent in the first half of 2021, the CIIE underlines China's role as a major driving force for the recovery of the global economy," he said.

他表示：“结合（中国）2021年上半年12.7%的GDP增长率来看，进博会凸显了中国作为全球经济复苏主要动力所发挥的作用。”

The CIIE has managed to help Bayer increase public awareness of a variety of its science-based solutions. For example, Bayer's cooperation with Jiangnan University and probiotics manufacturer Wecare-Bio led to the launch of the company's first probiotic product, which is specifically developed as a patented Chinese probiotic strain that helps promote intestinal health.

中国国际进口博览会已成功帮助拜耳增进了公众对其各种科学解决方案的了解。例如，拜耳与江南大学和益生菌生产商微康生物合作，推出了该公司首款益生菌产品，该产品是专门针对促进肠道健康开发的一款益生菌菌株，已获中国专利。

Conglomerate Honeywell, a fourth-time participant, is introducing a suite of new technologies that it hopes will facilitate the achievement of China's carbon goals.

第四次参展的霍尼韦尔公司正在推出一套新技术，希望能够助力中国实现其碳目标。

Steven Lien, president of Honeywell China and Aerospace Asia-Pacific, called the CIIE "a world-class event of open collaboration" to showcase cutting-edge technologies in the areas of low-carbon technologies, advanced manufacturing and digitalization.

 霍尼韦尔航空航天集团亚太区总裁史蒂文•利恩称进博会为“世界级的开放合作盛会”，展示前沿低碳技术、先进制造业和数字化技术。

Covid-19 deaths pass 5 million worldwide︱全球新冠死亡人数破500万欧洲疫情再抬头

More than five million people are known to have died of Covid-19 worldwide, 19 months since the pandemic began, according to Johns Hopkins University.

约翰斯·霍普金斯大学数据显示，疫情暴发19个月以来，世界范围内已有超500万人死于新冠肺炎。

Vaccines have slowed the death rate, but some health experts say the true toll could be far higher.

虽然疫苗延缓了死亡率的增长，但部分卫生专家表示，真实死亡人数可能比这个数字高得多。

The milestone comes amid warnings from health officials that cases and deaths in some places are rising for the first time in months.

就在新冠死亡人数破500万之际，卫生官员警告称，一些地区的新增病例和死亡人数数月以来首次出现增长。

Nearly 250 million cases of the virus have been recorded worldwide.

世界范围内记录的新冠确诊病例已达到了近2.5亿例。

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates the pandemic's real global death toll could be two to three times higher than official records.

据世界卫生组织估计，真实的全球新冠死亡人数可能比官方记录的数据高两到三倍。

How much testing individual countries carry out will have a bearing on their death figures. Very few deaths have occurred in Africa, for example, compared to other continents and this is likely to be one factor.

一个国家开展新冠病毒检测的数量将影响该国的新冠死亡数据。比如相比其他大陆，非洲的新冠死亡人数很低，检测数量低可能是其中一个因素。

In the US, more than 745,800 people have died, making it the country with the highest number of recorded deaths.

美国已有超74.58万人死于新冠肺炎，这使美国成为报告新冠死亡人数最高的国家。

It is followed by Brazil, with 607,824 recorded deaths, and India, with 458,437. But health experts believe these numbers are under reported, partly because of deaths at home and those in rural communities.

仅次于美国的是巴西和印度，新冠死亡人数分别达到607824人和458437人。但是卫生专家认为真实死亡人数不止这些，部分原因是有些患者在家中或农村社区去世，死亡数据没有上报。

It has taken the world longer to reach the latest one million deaths than the previous two.

这次全球新冠死亡人数新增100万比前两次用时更长。

It took over 110 days to go from four million deaths to five million. That is compared to just under 90 days to rise from three million to four million.

全球新冠死亡人数从400万增加到500万用了110多天时间。相比之下，从300万增加到400万只用了不到90天时间。

While vaccines have helped reduce the fatality rate, the WHO warned last week that the pandemic was "far from over".

尽管疫苗有助于降低死亡率，但是世卫组织上周警告称，疫情“结束还早得很”。 

Its director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus pointed to a rise in cases in Europe, where countries with low vaccination rates are seeing soaring infections and deaths.

世卫组织总干事谭德塞指出，欧洲的新冠病例数量还在增长，其中疫苗接种率低的国家感染和死亡人数大增。

Last week, Russia recorded its highest number of daily cases and deaths since the start of the pandemic. Russia accounts for 10% of the last million deaths recorded globally.

上周，俄罗斯报告了疫情暴发以来最高的单日新增病例数量和死亡人数。在全球新增的100万新冠死亡人数中，俄罗斯占10%。

Bulgaria and Romania have some of the world's worst Covid mortality rates, and their hospitals are struggling to cope. They have the two lowest vaccine rates in the European Union.

保加利亚和罗马尼亚的新冠死亡率居全球最高，两国的医院都已不堪重负。而这两个国家的疫苗接种率居欧盟最低。

More than seven billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide, but there is a gap between rich and poor nations.

目前全球已接种逾70亿剂疫苗，但是富裕国家和贫困国家的疫苗接种率差距很大。

Only 3.6% of people in low income countries have been vaccinated, according to Oxford University's Our World in Data.

牛津大学“以数据看世界”网站称，低收入国家仅有3.6%的人口接种了疫苗。

Dr Tedros said that if the vaccine doses had been distributed fairly, "we would have reached our 40% target in every country by now".

谭德塞博士表示，如果疫苗公平分配，“我们现在应已完成各国疫苗接种率达40%的目标”。

"The pandemic persists in large part because inequitable access to tools persists," he said.

他说：“疫情持续，很大程度上归咎于疫苗分配不均。”

Vaccines have allowed many countries to gradually open up, with most of the world now easing restrictions.

疫苗的存在使得多个国家可以逐步开放国门，现今大部分国家已经开始放松限制措施。

On Monday, Australia reopened its borders for the first time in 19 months.

11月1日，澳大利亚19个月以来首次重开边境。

toll

英 [təʊl]；美[toʊl]  

n. （因战争、灾难等造成的）伤亡人数；通行费；钟声；长途话费

v.  敲、鸣钟（尤指丧钟）

fatality rate

英 [fəˈtæləti reɪt]；美[fəˈtæləti reɪt]  

n. 致死率；死亡率

soar

英 [sɔː(r)]；美[sɔːr]  

vi. 猛增；翱翔；耸立，拔地而起；腾空而起

n. 翱翔；上升高度

persist

英 [pəˈsɪst]；美[pərˈsɪst]  

vi. 一直有；某事持续发生

inequitable

英 [ɪnˈekwɪtəbl]；美[ɪnˈekwɪtəbl]  

adj. 不公正、不公平的；不均衡的；不对等的

A shopper buys vegetables at a supermarket in Nanjing, Jiangsu province. [Photo by SU YANG/FOR CHINA DAILY]

A statement released by the Ministry of Commerce on the supply and storage of daily necessities is part of its routine work to ensure the stable operation of the consumer market, experts said on Tuesday.

周二，有关专家表示，此前商务部下发有关生活必需品市场供应与存储的通知，旨在保障生活必需品市场供给与平稳运行，属例行发布。

In the statement published on Monday, the ministry said it has urged local commerce authorities to step up efforts to secure sufficient supplies and stabilize the prices of daily necessities in winter and spring. It also encouraged families to keep a store of necessities for daily consumption and in case of emergencies, which raised some concerns among the public over possible supply issues.

11月1日，商务部印发《关于做好今冬明春蔬菜等生活必需品市场保供稳价工作的通知》，部署各地深入贯彻落实部署，保障今冬明春广大人民群众生活必需品供应充足，切实做好市场保供稳价工作。其中提到“鼓励家庭根据需要储存一定数量的生活必需品，满足日常生活和突发情况的需要”，该句话引发了不少市民对生活必需品供应问题的关注与担忧。

Zhu Xiaoliang, director of the ministry's Department of Market Operation and Consumption Promotion, said there is a sufficient supply of daily necessities, which can be fully guaranteed based on the current situation, China Central Television reported.

据中央电视台报道，商务部消费促进司司长朱小良表示，从目前的情况来看，各地生活物资货源充足，供应应该完全有保障。

The purpose of the statement was to strengthen efforts by local authorities to ensure supplies, instruct commercial distribution companies on sourcing goods, smooth the bridge between production and sales and encourage the signing of vegetable supply agreements, Zhu said.

他指出，商务部专门印发通知，目的在于督促各地保障货物供应，指导商贸流通企业加强货源组织，畅通产销衔接，与基地签订蔬菜供货协议。

Guan Lixin, deputy director of the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation's Institute of Distribution and Consumption, said, "The ministry regularly takes moves to ensure the supply of consumer products and stabilize prices."

商务部国际贸易经济合作研究院流通与消费研究所副所长关利欣表示，商务部每年都会例行发布消费市场保供稳价的工作通知。

Guan said the ministry's statement was a prevention measure to respond to recent increases in vegetable prices, sporadic outbreaks of COVID-19 and the impact of extreme weather. "The move aims merely to better secure sufficient supplies of daily necessities for the people during this winter and next spring," Guan said.

关利欣介绍称，《通知》是基于蔬菜价格波动上涨、新冠疫情多地暴发、拉尼娜现象极端天气或将升级等情况，提前做出的工作部署，并表示“目的就是为了更好地保障今冬明春广大人民群众生活必需品供应充足”。

The ministry's statement asked for better coordination among different government departments and regions to ensure interregional transportation of goods.

《通知》要求，各地政府部门间要做好协调，保障商贸供应网络正常运营。

It urged local commerce authorities to strengthen surveillance of market operations and track changes in supply and demand and the prices of daily necessities, such as vegetables and meat, for early detection of problems and issuing alerts.

《通知》敦促各地要加强监督市场运作，跟踪蔬菜和肉类等日用品的供求变化和价格波动，以便尽早发现问题，提前发布预警。

Local commerce authorities were instructed to encourage big distributors and agricultural producers to cooperate more closely. The distributors were also asked to sign long-term contracts with vegetable and grain growers and oil, poultry and livestock producers.

地方政府接到指示，各地支持鼓励大型农产品流通企业与蔬菜、粮油、畜禽养殖等农产品生产基地建立紧密合作关系，签订长期供销协议。

The ministry also requested improvements in the management of meat reserves and the timely release of reserves of daily necessities such as meat and vegetables to markets.

通知要求，要健全完备本地肉类储备规模及管理制度，及时投放肉类、蔬菜等生活必需品储备，补充市场供应。

Chen Deqiu, dean of the Business School at the University of International Business and Economics, said the ministry's main objective is to boost market supply, as sporadic COVID-19 outbreaks and extreme weather have led to surges in vegetable prices.

对外经济贸易大学商学院院长陈德球指出，商务部旨在全力保障市场供应，以应对多地暴发的新冠疫情和极端天气导致蔬菜价格波动飙升。

Guan said the move is based on past experiences. Effective market surveillance and sufficient market supplies are among the pillars of economic growth and social stability. They also reflect the important function of the government in optimizing public services and making up for market failures, she said.

关利欣告诉记者，《通知》正是鉴于已有经验，有效的市场监督和充足的市场供应是经济发展和社会稳定的中流砥柱，也反映了政府在优化公共服务，弥补市场失灵方面的关键作用。

Since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, Chinese authorities have acted in a timely way to issue a series of measures to ensure supplies of daily necessities, meet people's demand and stabilize prices. The government typically makes extra efforts to boost supplies during important holidays, such as Spring Festival and the National Day holiday.

疫情暴发以来，中央各部门和地方政府第一时间迅速反应，出台了多项有关生活必需品市场供应保障的政策措施，满足人民需求，稳定物价。此外，政府也会在春节和国庆节等重大节日期间加大供应力度。

necessity

英 [nəˈsesəti]；美[nəˈsesəti]

n.必需品（可数）；必然性

surveillance

英 [sɜːˈveɪləns]；美[sɜːrˈveɪləns]

n. 监控；监管

detection

英 [dɪˈtekʃn]；美[dɪˈtekʃn]

n. 觉察；侦查；探勘

pillar

英 [ˈpɪlə(r)] 美[ˈpɪlər]

n. 支柱；圆柱；核心；（某种精神的）化身

G20 leaders agree to enhance COVID vaccine︱二十国集团领导人达成一致加强新冠病毒疫苗合作

The solutions and messages delivered by President Xi Jinping to the 16th G20 Leaders' Summit are well aligned with messages from other global leaders, as participants agreed to enhance the level of solidarity in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change.

国家主席习近平出席二十国集团领导人第十六次峰会。会上，习近平提出解决方案，传达出重要信息，与其他各国领导人的意见高度一致，同意加强抗疫措施，共同应对气候变化。

The two-day summit ended on Sunday with the adoption of the G20 Rome Leaders' Declaration. Leaders of the world's most powerful economies agreed to further strengthen their common response to the pandemic and pave the way for global recovery.

峰会为期两天，于10月31日结束，会议通过了《二十国集团领导人罗马峰会宣言》。全球各大经济体的领导人同意进一步加强对应对新冠疫情的合作，为全球复苏铺平道路。

Xi unveiled a global vaccine cooperation action initiative during the gathering. It entails stronger vaccine support to developing nations to meet the global vaccination target set by the World Health Organization.

会上，习近平提出全球疫苗合作行动倡议，希望各国加强对发展中国家的疫苗支持，推动实现世界卫生组织全球疫苗接种战略建议的全球接种目标。

All leaders participating in the summit pledged steps to help boost the supply of vaccines and essential medical products in developing countries and remove supply and financing constraints, according to the declaration.

根据《宣言》，所有与会领导人承诺采取措施，帮助发展中国家增加疫苗与基本医疗产品供给，取消供应与融资限制。

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus thanked the G20 leaders in a tweet on Sunday evening, but he added that "urgent, unprecedented action is needed now by manufacturing countries".

周日晚，世卫组织总干事谭德塞发送推特，致谢二十国集团领导人，并补充说制造业国家亟需秉承新的态度，积极行动起来。

State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi told reporters after the summit that "China's initiative has fully demonstrated its firm resolve in standing in solidarity with different countries and jointly overcoming challenges, which has injected confidence and impetus into the early victory against the pandemic".

国务委员兼外交部长王毅在峰会结束接受采访，表示“中国的倡议充分体现出中国同世界各国同舟共济、共克时艰的坚定意志，将有力推进国际疫苗合作，为早日战胜疫情注入信心和动力”。

Wang, who attended the summit in Rome as Xi's special representative, said that G20 economies, which are home to the world's major vaccine producers, can offer a strong boost to global vaccine accessibility and equal distribution if they all act on the consensus of making vaccines global public goods.

作为习近平主席特别代表参与G20峰会，王毅表示，二十国集团汇集了全球主要经济体和疫苗生产国，如果能齐心协力践行这一倡议，落实疫苗作为全球公共产品的共识，将有力促进全球疫苗可及性和公平分配。

Leaders at the summit also reaffirmed their commitment to a global response to accelerate progress on the implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and to support a sustainable, inclusive and resilient recovery across the world.

与会领导人重申，将致力于凝聚全球合力，加快实现联合国2030年可持续发展目标，推动全球发展实现可持续、包容与坚韧的经济复苏。

The commitment was also part of the Global Development Initiative, which Xi proposed in September and further expounded on during the summit.

今年9月，习近平主席在联合国发起“全球发展倡议”。此次罗马峰会上，习近平主席进一步阐述该倡议。

Wang said Xi's key proposal has struck a chord with leaders from many countries and the UN, who said the initiative dovetails with the goals and key directions of the G20 in promoting global growth and will help push global development in a more balanced, coordinated and inclusive direction.

王毅表示，习近平主席的重要主张得到众多国家和联合国等国际机构的欢迎和响应，认为“全球发展倡议”同二十国集团推动全球发展的宗旨和重点方向高度契合，有助于推动全球发展迈向平衡协调包容新阶段。

Xi also set forth proposals to coordinate environmental protection and economic growth and to give equal emphasis to responding to climate change and ensuring public well-being, which Wang said has drawn widespread support and praise from the international community.

习近平主席深入阐述了统筹环境保护和经济发展、兼顾应对气候变化和保障民生等重要主张，赢得了国际社会广泛支持和赞赏。

While reiterating China's commitments to peaking carbon emissions before 2030 and attaining carbon neutrality before 2060, Xi also said developed countries should fulfill their commitments to developing countries in providing funds to help them cope with climate change.

习近平主席在重申中国将力争2030年前实现二氧化碳达峰、2060年前实现碳中和的承诺时，也表示发达国家要在减排问题上做出表率，充分照顾发展中国家，落实气候融资承诺。

Leaders at the summit recognized that the impacts of climate change at 1.5 C are much lower than at 2 C above preindustrial levels. "Keeping 1.5 C within reach will require meaningful and effective actions and commitment by all countries," according to their declaration.

峰会领导人也认识到，气候变化在1.5摄氏度时的影响远小于比工业革命前水平高出2摄氏度时的影响。宣言表示，把全球平均升温控制在1.5摄氏度之内，需要所有国家的共同承诺与行动。 

They also said they looked forward to successful outcomes of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference, or COP 26, which kicked off on Sunday in Glasgow.

各国领导人表示，期待周日在英国格拉斯哥开幕的第26届联合国气候变化大会取得圆满成功。

The leaders also pledged to speed up actions on mitigation, adaptation and finance related to climate change impact, acknowledging the need to achieve global net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, or carbon neutrality around midcentury.

领导人还承诺加快减缓、适应和与气候变化有关的财政措施，承认在本世纪中叶实现全球零温室气体排放或碳中和的需要。

Following China's decision to phase out the building of coal-fired power projects abroad, the declaration set out plans to end international funding for coal-fired power plants this year.

在中国决定逐步停止在海外投资建设燃煤发电设施后，该宣言计划于今年撤回各国燃煤发电厂的国际融资。

"This is historic. We are rising to this challenge!" French President Emmanuel Macron said in a tweet.

法国总统马克龙在推特上称：“这是历史性的壮举，我们愿接受这一挑战！”。

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, whose country holds the G20 presidency this year, described the meeting as a success and said "this summit makes me hopeful".

意大利担任了今年二十国峰会的主席国。意大利总理德拉吉表示，会议非常成功，并说“此次峰会让我充满希望。”

"Something has changed at this summit. The G20 has rediscovered the ability to face epochal challenges: COVID-19, climate, health, gender and wealth inequalities. And all these we have discovered are challenges that we cannot overcome alone," he said during a news conference at the close of the summit.

峰会结束后，德拉吉在新闻发布会上表示：“此次峰会有所变化。二十国集团领导人找回了共克时艰的能力。当下，世界正面临新冠肺炎疫情、气候变化、健康、性别与财富不平等的各种问题与挑战，单靠一个国家无法克服。”

In the declaration, the G20 leaders committed to meeting the goal of providing $100 billion a year to poor countries to support climate adaptation and mitigation "as soon as possible", saying it was expected "no later than 2023".

在宣言中，G20领导人承诺，将尽快实现每年向贫穷国家提供1,000亿美元的目标，支持气候适应，减缓气候变化，且预计“不晚于2023年。”

solidarity

英 [ˌsɒlɪˈdærəti]；美[ˌsɑːlɪˈdærəti]  

n. 团结；齐心协力；坚固

pledge

英 [pledʒ]；美[pledʒ]  

n. 誓言；保证；抵押；承诺

v. 保证；抵押；承诺；典当

impetus

英 [ˈɪmpɪtəs]；美[ˈɪmpɪtəs]  

n. 动力；刺激；动量

dovetail

英 [ˈdʌvteɪl]   美[ˈdʌvteɪl]  

vt. 吻合；契合

carbon neutrality

英 [ˈkɑːbən njuːˈtræləti]；美[ˈkɑːrbən nuːˈtræləti]  

n. 碳中和

preindustrial

英[ˌpriːɪnˈdʌstrɪəl]；美 [ˌpriːɪnˈdʌstrɪəl]

adj. 工业革命以前的

mitigation

英 [ˌmɪtɪˈɡeɪʃn]；美[ˌmɪtɪˈɡeɪʃn]  

n. 减轻；缓和

Facebook changes its name to Meta in major rebrand︱Facebook正式宣布更名为Meta 将全力进军“元宇宙”

Facebook has changed its corporate name to Meta as part of a major rebrand.

Facebook正式宣布，公司名称变更为Meta/“元”。

The company said it would better "encompass" what it does, as it broadens its reach beyond social media into areas like virtual reality (VR).

该公司表示，新名字能更好地“包容”旗下各项业务，包括但不限于社交媒体、虚拟现实等许多即将拓展的新领域。

The change does not apply to its individual platforms, such as Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp, only the parent company that owns them.

公司旗下的Facebook、Instagram和Whatsapp等单个平台将不会更名，只有母公司才使用Meta这个新名称。

The move follows a series of negative stories about Facebook, based on documents leaked by an ex-employee.

此前Facebook遭遇了由前员工泄露的文件引发的一连串负面新闻。

Frances Haugen has accused the company of putting "profits over safety".

（前员工）弗兰西斯·豪根控诉公司，称公司“将利益凌驾于安全之上”。

In 2015, Google restructured its company calling its parent firm Alphabet, however, the name has not caught on.

2015年，谷歌公司组织架构重组，成立了控股母公司Alphabet，不过该名称并未被广泛接受。

Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg announced the new name as he unveiled plans to build a "metaverse" - an online world where people can game, work and communicate in a virtual environment, often using VR headsets.

马克·扎克伯格宣布更名的同时，还公布了打造“元宇宙”的计划。“元宇宙”是一个虚拟世界，只要佩戴虚拟现实头盔，用户便能在虚拟环境中体验游戏、完成工作、沟通交流。

He said the existing brand could not "possibly represent everything that we're doing today, let alone in the future", and needed to change.

扎克伯格表示，现有的品牌名称不足以“代表我们现在所做的所有业务，更不用说将来的业务”，亟待更名。

"Over time, I hope that we are seen as a metaverse company and I want to anchor our work and our identity on what we're building towards," he told a virtual conference.

扎克伯格曾在线上会议中表示：“一直以来，我都希望外界视我们为一家‘元宇宙’公司，所以我想，要顺应我们的发展目标，开辟新的工作内容，建构新的身份。”

The company also unveiled a new sign at its headquarters in Menlo Park, California, on Thursday, replacing its thumbs-up "Like" logo with a blue infinity shape.

10月28日，公司新标识于加州门洛帕克市的总部亮相。从竖起拇指的“点赞”标识，变成了一个蓝色的无限符号。

Mr. Zuckerberg said the new name reflects that over time, users will not need to use Facebook to use the company's other services.

扎克伯格称，新名字预示着未来用户无需使用Facebook，也可使用公司的其他服务。

The word "meta" comes from the Greek word meaning "beyond".

“元”，即英文“Meta”一词来自希腊语，意为“超越”。

To an outsider, a metaverse may look like a version of VR, but some people believe it could be the future of the internet.

在外行人眼中，元宇宙是虚拟现实的一个翻版，也有人相信元宇宙是互联网的未来。

Instead of being on a computer, people in a metaverse might use a headset to enter a virtual world connecting all sorts of digital environments.

元宇宙中的人无需使用电脑，戴上头盔便可以进入虚拟世界，和各种数字环境相连。

It is hoped the virtual world could be used for practically anything from work, play and concerts, to socializing with friends and family.

人们甚至希望能在虚拟世界中做所有事情，小到工作与游戏，大到听演唱会、与亲友交谈等。

encompass

英 [ɪnˈkʌmpəs]；美[ɪnˈkʌmpəs]  

vt. 包含，包括；围绕

leak

英 [liːk]；美[liːk]  

v. 泄漏；渗入；透露（信息）

n. 漏洞；缝隙；泄漏的液体或气体；（信息等的）透露

unveil

英 [ˌʌnˈveɪld]；美[ˌʌnˈveɪld]  

v.揭开；亮相，展示，介绍，推出；公之于众

infinity

英 [ɪnˈfɪnəti]；美[ɪnˈfɪnəti]  

n. 无穷；无穷远；（数学中的）无限

Shanghai Disney Resort. [Photo/IC]

Over 33,000 people tested negative for COVID-19 at the Shanghai Disney Resort, after the entertainment complex conducted massive on-site nucleic acid tests on Sunday night and announced temporary closures to cooperate with an epidemic probe linked to other provinces.

上海迪士尼乐园紧急闭园，现场筛查33,000余人，核酸结果均为阴性。

As of 8 am on Monday, all the 33,863 people tested at the facility reported negative results, the Shanghai municipal government said in its official WeChat channel.

据上海市政府公布，截至11月1日8时，累计筛查相关人员33,863人，核酸检测结果均为阴性。

A total of 920 physical objects and environment samples from the site were also tested negative, the notice said, adding that all relevant venues have undergoneterminal cleaning.

累计采集相关场所物品和环境样本920件，核酸检测结果均为阴性。相关场所已进行终末消毒。

Shanghai Disneyland and the neighboring Disneytown is closed today and tomorrow due to epidemiological investigations related to COVID.

上海迪士尼乐园和迪士尼小镇将于11月1日和2日暂时关闭，以配合新冠肺炎疫情流行病学调查。

Despite the emergency, glamorous displays lit up the night and placated visitors as they waited patiently in line for testing at the exits — a prerequisite for leaving the facility.

已在乐园的游客在离园时需要在出口处接受核酸检测。当晚，迪士尼烟花齐放，夜空绚烂，予等候的游客以慰藉。

Glamorous displays light up the night at the Shanghai Disney Resort on Oct 31, 2021. [Photo/IC]

Guests who were inside the park were reminded to strictly comply with epidemic prevention measures including wearing a mask and maintaining social distance at all times. Customers can also purchase blankets and cloaks at Disney shops to keep warm, according to social media posts by visitors at the park.

尚未离园游客必须严格佩戴口罩，保持社交距离，做好各项防护措施。园区社交媒体发出公告，旅客亦可前往园区内商铺购买毛毯和外套保暖。

"Shanghai Disneyland is highly responsive and considerate in terms of its contingency plans," Xie Shichen, a guest going through the testing procedure, wrote in a memo posted on People's Daily's online channel. "Chinese and English bilingual notices are broadcast, informing people of ticket refund and exchange policies," Xie said. "In a nutshell, the responses are smooth, precise and fast."

一名接受检测的游客在《人民日报》发布的备忘录中写道：“面对紧急情况，迪士尼乐园反应迅速，考虑周全，还通过中英双语广播告知游客退、换票政策。简言之，园方行动稳健、准确、迅速。”

At the meantime, the Shanghai Municipal Transportation Commission dispatched 220 shuttle buses to fetch visitors, after suspending operations of metro Line 11— a key subway route connecting Disneyland and the city center— from 20:15 on Sunday.

据上海市交通主管部门部署，当晚20时15分起，连接上海市中心与迪士尼的交通要道——轨道交通11号线迪士尼站停止运营，同时排出220辆临时接驳公交车至站点转送游客。

Upon leaving the resort, guests are also required to undergo a second round of nucleic acid testing after 24 hours. If both tests are confirmed to be negative, they will then be asked to follow a 12-day self-health monitoring protocol.

所有人员离园24小时后须参与二次筛查。若两次核酸检测均为阴性，则继续做好后续12天自主健康监测。

Per the request of the Shanghai municipal government's epidemic prevention and control task force, people who had visited the resort over the weekend need to immediately notify their residential neighborhood committees, companies and schools, and take COVID-19 tests at designated hospitals and clinics. The office has published a list of 34 designated testing sites, which are open 24 hours.

上海市政发布公告称，请2021年10月30日至10月31日期间进入上海迪士尼乐园和迪士尼小镇的所有人员，主动向所在社区、单位、学校等报告，前往就近的指定医疗机构进行核酸检测，并公布指定的34所全天候开放医疗机构名单。

complex

英 [ˈkɒmpleks]；美[kəmˈpleks , ˈkɑːmpleks]

adj. 复杂的；费解的；复合的

n.建筑群；一组事（物）；情结

epidemiological investigations

英 [ˌɛpɪdiːmɪəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l ɪnˌvɛstɪˈgeɪʃənz]；美[ˌɛpədimiəˈlɑdʒɪkəl ɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz]

n. 流行病学调查，流调

shuttle bus

英 [ˈʃʌtl bʌs] 美[ˈʃʌtl bʌs]

接驳车；区间车；摆渡车

notify

英 [ˈnəʊtɪfaɪ]；美[ˈnoʊtɪfaɪ]

vt. 通知；通报；报备

社评：“美军驻台”？触发台海“红线”将自食恶果｜US breaking its commitment

Neither the "faith" Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen expressed in an interview on Wednesday that the United States would defend the island if it is attacked nor the US "commitment" to protect the island, which US President Joe Biden stressed last week, mean that is a certainty.

周三，台湾地区领导人蔡英文接受采访时称，“如果台湾受到中国大陆的攻击，美国和其他地区民主国家将会伸出援助之手”；上周，美国总统拜登声称，承诺“美国将军事协防台湾”。不论是台湾表态，还是美方承诺，皆是无用空谈。

Before US lives are truly sacrificed for the island, what Tsai hankers for is simply US politicians' verbal support, something the Biden administration has been willing to do, and done a good job of so far. But for the US, there is only one commitment that matters and that is to its hegemony. Taiwan is simply a means to that end, as it is a convenient and relatively cheap way of putting pressure on Beijing. It can even profit from it monetarily if it can sell out-of-date weapons to the island.

此前，蔡英文的所期所寄，仅停留在美国政客的口头支持，拜登政府也愿意并一直声援；现在，蔡英文却想要美军付出不必要的牺牲。其实，美国只忠于本国霸权，台湾只是一枚棋子，是美方向中央政府施压唾手可得，且成本最小的方式。仅仅将过时军火售予台湾政府，便可渔利不菲。

But the duet, in colluding with each other to continuously keep the kindling of cross-Straits tensions smoldering — Tsai confirmed US military personnel training the island forces for the first time on Wednesday, while Biden called China's actions in the Straits "coercive" that day — blithely ignore the well-being of residents on the island.

一边，蔡英文周三承认“美军首次在台集训”；另一边，美方声称中方在台海军事行动有“胁迫”性质。台湾当局与美国政府一唱一和，相互勾结，置台湾民生福祉若罔闻，不断抬高台海局势风险。

For the secessionists on the island their vainglorious pursuit comes before all else. While for the strategists in Washington the island is simply an unsinkable aircraft carrier with which to defend the US hegemony.

“台独”势力追求虚荣，孤注一掷，殊不知美国眼中的台湾，只是一艘用以捍卫美国霸权，且永不沉没的航空母舰。

Claiming to uphold a rules-based order, the two sides have never ceased trying to provoke Beijing to resort to extreme measures to resolve the Taiwan question, in a bid to bring the full weight of the international community against it.

双方宣称要维护台海秩序，却从未停止挑衅中央政府，不断刺激政府采取极端措施摆平台湾问题，以期招致国际社会的强烈反对。

The logic of their trick is clear: to occupy the moral high ground by portraying the island as a model of democracy and to isolate the Chinese mainland from the rest of the international community by provoking it to attack "democracy".

此中逻辑明晰：一边将台湾当局描绘成民主典范，占领道德高地，一边煽动中央政府抨击“民主”，妄图将中央政府与国际社会隔绝开来。

Such tricks failed in Hong Kong with the introduction of the National Security Law for the special administrative region. And they will not work now.

自香港特别行政区《国家安全法》出台，这些阴谋不攻自破，故技重施只会是竹篮打水。

The 1992 Consensus, the one-China policy and the three joint communiques lay the foundation for peace and stability across the Straits, and have been the guarantee for the island's economic boom over the past decades.

“九二共识”，一个中国原则和中美三个联合公报，奠定了两岸和平与稳定的基础，保证了过去几十年里台湾经济的蓬勃发展。

Beijing has been doing all it can to consolidate this foundation, while the secessionists on the island and the Washington ideologues have been doing the opposite. It is clear to any impartial observer which party is the promoter of regional peace and stability, and which are the saboteurs.

一直以来，中央政府致力于巩固基础，而“台独”势力与美方却与中央政府背道而驰。双双公正的眼睛都看得一清二楚，哪一方是区域和平与稳定的促进者，而哪一方是破坏者。

After US Secretary of State Antony Blinken issued a statement on Tuesday in support of the island joining the UN system, a spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry cautioned that by playing games with the secessionists on the island the US is walking on a road that has a dead end, since it will necessarily cause "seismic" risks to Sino-US relations, and seriously undermine stability in the Taiwan Straits and damage US interests.

在美国国务卿安东尼·布林肯周二发表声明“支持台湾积极参与联合国系统”后，外交部发言人严正表态，警告搞“台独”是死路一条，支持台独也是一条不归路，必将招致中美关系的急剧恶化，严重破坏台海稳定，严重损害美方利益。

Those cautionary words are offered in good faith.

谨以此文，予各方警诫。

portray

英 [pɔːˈtreɪ]；美[pɔːrˈtreɪ]  

vt. 描绘；图绘；把…描写成

hegemony

英 [hɪˈdʒeməni]；美[hɪˈdʒeməni]  

n. 支配权；霸权

saboteur

英 [ˌsæbəˈtɜː(r)]；美[ˌsæbəˈtɜːr]  

n. 从事破坏活动者；阴谋者

seismic

英 [ˈsaɪzmɪk]；美[ˈsaɪzmɪk]  

adj. 地震的；重大的；急剧的